BoBA Predictions: ISML Tiara 2008 Loser's Bracket Round 2

BoBA Predictions:
ISML Tiara 2008 Loser's Bracket Round 2
The Cleansing of the Avalanching Mountains

#9 Hinagiku Katsura vs. #2 Tomoyo Sakagami

The mystique of the Loser's Bracket of this phase is this: You lose, you are eliminated from the tournament with the other 48 who failed to make the cut. You win, you get to fight another day, against someone who has been relegated to this bracket from the Winner's Bracket. For Hinagiku Katsura, she had to fend off a valiant last stand from Tsukasa Hiiragi. But the big question lies: can she be able to fend off a second attack from Tomoyo Sakagami, an opponent that has dogged her on their first meeting? The Bedlam is confident that the road ends at the top of the mountains, and for Hinagiku, that means getting off the mountain...and out of the tournament. At least she will be back next year...

BoBA Predicts: Tomoyo by less than 100 votes

#12 Konata Izumi vs. #3 Haruhi Suzumiya

A a young Michigonian by the name of Marshall Mathers said it, "If you had one shot, one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted...one moment... would you capture it or just let it slip?" For Konata Izumi, this is a great opportunity to outwit the Master after losing a hotly contested match between Haruhi and her esteemed student, at the footside of the mountains. But can you stop someone who was, once again, on the losing end against an opponent that had an undefeated streak against?

As the Bedlam sees it, the clear answer is no.

BoBA Predicts: Haruhi by less than 100 votes.

#11 C.C. vs. #5 Kyou Fujibayashi

For the likes of Kyou Fujibayashi, it was unfortunate that she suffered defeat at the hands of Shana in the first round of the wimmer's bracket. But even so, things won't get any easier, as she faces off against a determined C.C.. For the pizza girl, the witch of legend from Code Geass, she hopes to get her payback as the rocks come tumbling down nearby. While her fighting spirit has won the respect of the field, this is where the road ends for C.C.

BoBA Predicts: Kyou by more than 100 votes

#15 Rika Furude vs. #8 Kotomi Ichinose

Rika Furude is one of the more underrated opponents of this tournament. While she was trounced by Tomoyo (an opponent she could likely face again in this bracket), she turned things around with a prediction-busting win over Nanoha Takamachi. The question for the Drunken Master is this: Can she do it against against an unassuming bookworm with a violin as a weapon of mass destruction (for the ears, at least)?

While Rika raised a number of eyebrows with her payback win over the White Devil, the Bedlam believes that it will be difficult for her to pull a second straight upset against Kotomi.

BoBa Predicts: Kotomi by more than 100 votes.